Milkman delivers Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 This thread is not disappointing. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 I have said that almost all of their veteran additions have very limited upside but this one has absolutely zero upside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Eminor3rd said: I just don’t understand the strategy behind these veteran signings. He SHOULD be making signings LIKE these, but they should be with guys that have a chance to provide some actual value. The upside with Clevinger and most of the rest is that if they bounce back and play well, they’ll waste innings/ABs for the prospects, and still return nothing of consequence at the deadline. Like adding one win if everything goes perfectly is simply not worth the opportunity cost for this team right now. Ding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 4 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: I have said that almost all of their veteran additions have very limited upside but this one has absolutely zero upside. Disagree. The string of R. Kelly jokes alone has been worth it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Rowand44 said: Dude has numerous sexual assault accusations and goes out in the middle of COVID when he has sick managers/teammates...perfectly normal stuff. Dude checks his phone/internet when he gets woken up in the middle of the night...WHAT THE f*** IS WRONG WITH YOU Groom of the stool is a rough job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 8 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: I have said that almost all of their veteran additions have very limited upside but this one has absolutely zero upside. To be honest, he might have the most if he can be a closer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 8 minutes ago, Milkman delivers said: Disagree. The string of R. Kelly jokes alone has been worth it. Touché Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 5 minutes ago, fathom said: To be honest, he might have the most if he can be a closer And if he pitches good, sure this team can win more games. No team will trade for him though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 18 minutes ago, fathom said: To be honest, he might have the most if he can be a closer Nobody will trade for him. That’s the problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: lol…I love that you are pretending the only issue with Clevinger is the domestic violence accusations against his wife & child. How about when in the middle of a pandemic he lied to his teammates, went out partying with his buddy, and put his immuno-compromised manager at risk? Is that ok too since he wasn’t convicted of a crime in a court of law? https://nypost.com/2019/07/12/indians-carlos-carrasco-feeling-baseballs-love-after-cancer-diagnosis/ And his teammate Carlos Carrasco at that time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 hours ago, Eminor3rd said: I just don’t understand the strategy behind these veteran signings. He SHOULD be making signings LIKE these, but they should be with guys that have a chance to provide some actual value. The upside with Clevinger and most of the rest is that if they bounce back and play well, they’ll waste innings/ABs for the prospects, and still return nothing of consequence at the deadline. Like adding one win if everything goes perfectly is simply not worth the opportunity cost for this team right now. You don't have confidence that the package Getz brings back for Clevinger/Martin Perez/Austin Slater will dwarf the epic Fedde/Kopech/Pham return? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 10 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said: Nobody will trade for him. That’s the problem. Can't be said enough. No one wants this dude, except for us. We continue to be the stupidest franchise in baseball. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Big Hurtin said: Girls under 16 get it free. it = in ? an StD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Well this thread is getting super fucking weird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: But what if he looks good for a few weeks in Spring Training? Would that change your opinion of him? An entire season of pitching well in 23 didn't give him any value to the 29 other MLB teams. six weeks of ST isn't going to do a damned thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 4 hours ago, TaylorStSox said: Clevinger would have to be light's out in ST to make the team. There's nothing to lose. Meanwhile, Jerry just spearheaded one of the largest redevelopments this city has seen in the last century. You guys aren't having a great week. Problem is, there is nothing to gain. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 6 hours ago, caulfield12 said: I've been wondering about this for years. Bernstein alluded to it on the radio a while back but he never said what exactly it was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 28 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Problem is, there is nothing to gain. There’s definitely nothing to gain, but also there IS something to lose. Just look at the responses here and on social media (from both Sox fans and at a national level). As an organization, if you want to throw caution to the wind as far as optics are concerned, at least do it for a player that isn’t terrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 11 minutes ago, Snopek said: There’s definitely nothing to gain, but also there IS something to lose. Just look at the responses here and on social media (from both Sox fans and at a national level). As an organization, if you want to throw caution to the wind as far as optics are concerned, at least do it for a player that isn’t terrible. There are a million cheap reclamation projects who might actually have a shot at having value out there. Pick pretty much literally anyone else. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) Just add Urias and Bauer...all publicity is good publicity, right? https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=heimli000luk Wander Franco? Felipe Vazquez? Wil Cordero? Edited February 21 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I was told we are a changed org! JUST SIT DOWN AND STFU GEZ GLAZERS. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 dead giveaways how bad this signing is. WestEddy would endorse Bozo the Clown at SS if Getz signed him. He's stayed away. And TaylorStreet, the guy who hasn't left his mom's basement since Jose Valentin was playing SS, endorses it fully. It has to be terrible. 1 1 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: 2 dead giveaways how bad this signing is. WestEddy would endorse Bozo the Clown at SS if Getz signed him. He's stayed away. And TaylorStreet, the guy who hasn't left his mom's basement since Jose Valentin was playing SS, endorses it fully. It has to be terrible. Well...it's not quite as consequential as a Constitutional crisis or the IRS now taking months and months to get refund checks out there...so it's all basically okay, at least comparatively. Edited February 21 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I don’t get the MC love affair 🥴 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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